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Shale gas companies get more time to explore

By Ruth Hayhurst on May 20, 2020 • ( 12 Comments )

Operators of a third of the UK’s newest onshore shale gas licences have been given more time for exploration.

“Fracking moratorium more likely to be reversed by politics than science”

By Ruth Hayhurst on April 23, 2020 • ( 13 Comments )

Updated 24 April 2020 The investment bank, VSA Capital, has hinted that politics, rather than science, could overturn the moratorium on onshore fracking in England.

2019 UK onshore oil production continues downward trend

By Ruth Hayhurst on April 9, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

UK onshore oil production fell in 2019 to its lowest point for eight years, official data has revealed.

Campaigner seeks legal challenge over ownership change of fracking firm Cuadrilla

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 28, 2020 • ( 36 Comments )

A government agency has been accused of acting unlawfully in the way it dealt with the change of ownership of the fracking firm, Cuadrilla.

Regulator promises “flexibility” on compliance and licences during coronavirus

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 26, 2020 • ( 3 Comments )

The Oil & Gas Authority has said it is working with the industry during the covid-19 outbreak to safeguard energy supply and jobs.

UKOG announces OGA production consent for Horse Hill oil site

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 13, 2020 • ( 12 Comments )

UKOG has announced that it has consent for long-term production from its Horse Hill site in Surrey from the Oil & Gas Authority (OGA).

Operation to find water source in Horse Hill well delayed to next month

By Ruth Hayhurst on January 28, 2020 • ( 6 Comments )

No equipment to identify the source of formation water in the new well at Horse Hill was available in the UK or Europe until next month, the main investor in the Surrey site said today.

Who drilled where in 2019?

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 29, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

The number of onshore oil and gas wells drilled in the UK in 2019 was up slightly on 2018, which was a 68-year low for the industry. This year, operators spudded (began drilling) four, or possibly five wells, depending on how you count your wells.